Outstanding Scholarship, 2018-19 Academic Year
Shepherd University
Stukent Professor of the Month, November 2018
- Awarded by the Stukent education software company for innovative use of their Mimic Intro software in the classroom.
Outstanding Scholarship, 2017-18 Academic Year
Shepherd University
Top Downloaded Article Award, 2016
Journal of Public Relations Education
Kinsky, E.S., Freberg, K., Kim, C., Kushin, M.J., Ward, W. (2016). Hootsuite University: Equipping Academics and Future PR Professionals for Social Media Success. Journal of Public Relations Education, 2(1) 1-18.
Top Paper: Teaching Research Competition, 2015
Public Relations Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Hootsuite University: Equipping Academics and Future PR Professionals for Social Media Success
Journal’s Top-5 Most Downloaded and Cited Paper of 2013 and 2014
Mass Communication and Society
Did Social Media Really Matter? College students’ use of online media and political decision making in the 2008 election.
Faculty of the Year, 2012
Public Relations Student Society of America Utah Valley University Chapter
Wolverine Achievement Awards Finalist, Full-Time Faculty of the Year, 2012
Utah Valley University
Top Paper Panel, 2012
Media Studies Interest Group, Central States Communication Association
Agenda setting in the age of social media: The New York Times and Twitter.
Journal’s Top Downloaded Paper of 2011
Mass Communication and Society
Did Social Media Really Matter? College students’ use of online media and political decision making in the 2008 election.
Journal’s Second-Most Downloaded Paper of 2012
Mass Communication and Society
Did Social Media Really Matter? College students’ use of online media and political decision making in the 2008 election.
Wolverine Achievement Award Finalist, Organization of the Year, 2011
Utah Valley University
ePortfolio Contest Winner, Third Place, 2008
Center for Teaching & Learning Technology, Washington State University
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Communication Studies, 2006
University of Miami
Graduate Student Association Award Recipient, 2006
University of Miami